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Proposals To Diversify NYC's Top High Schools Would Do Little To Help, Study Finds

Entrance into the city's specialized high schools is entirely dependent on a 2 1/2-hour standardized test. Critics, including the mayor, want to change the admissions process to boost numbers of blacks and Latinos. (Flickr)
Entrance into the city's specialized high schools is entirely dependent on a 2 1/2-hour standardized test. Critics, including the mayor, want to change the admissions process to boost numbers of blacks and Latinos. (Flickr)

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